--- texmf-dist/tex4ht/base/unix/tex4ht.env
+++ texmf-dist/tex4ht/base/unix/tex4ht.env	2010-01-28 09:42:43.987430367 +0000
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ S*
 %
 <javahelp>
 .html mv %%1.html %%1.tmp
-.html java -classpath  %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -s javahelp.4xt -o %%1.html %%1.tmp
+.html java -classpath  /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -s javahelp.4xt -o %%1.html %%1.tmp
 .jhm echo "java -jar ${HOME}/jh2.0/javahelp/bin/jhindexer.jar -db %%0-doc/%%1-jhs %%1*.html"
 .jhm echo "--- Warning ---  Beware of leftover %%1*.html files from other compilations"
 .jhm java -jar ${HOME}/jh2.0/javahelp/bin/jhindexer.jar -db %%0-doc/%%1-jhs %%1*.html
@@ -228,42 +228,42 @@ S*
 
 <emspk>
 .html mv %%1.html %%1.tmp
-.html java -classpath  %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -o %%1.html %%1.tmp
+.html java -classpath  /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -o %%1.html %%1.tmp
 </emspk>
 
 <jsml>
 .jsml mv %%1.jsml %%1.tmp
-.jsml java -classpath %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -o %%1.jsml %%1.tmp
+.jsml java -classpath /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -o %%1.jsml %%1.tmp
 </jsml>
 
 <docbk>
 .xml cp %%1.xml %%1.tmp
-.xml java -classpath %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -o %%1.xml %%1.tmp
+.xml java -classpath /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -o %%1.xml %%1.tmp
 </docbk>
 
 <xhtml>
 .html mv %%1.html %%1.tmp
-.html java -classpath  %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -s xhtml.4xt -o %%1.html %%1.tmp
+.html java -classpath  /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -s xhtml.4xt -o %%1.html %%1.tmp
 .xht mv %%1.xht %%1.tmp
-.xht java -classpath  %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -s xhtml.4xt -o %%1.xht %%1.tmp
+.xht java -classpath  /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -s xhtml.4xt -o %%1.xht %%1.tmp
 .xml mv %%1.xml %%1.tmp
-.xml java -classpath  %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -s xhtml.4xt -o %%1.xml %%1.tmp
+.xml java -classpath  /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -s xhtml.4xt -o %%1.xml %%1.tmp
 </xhtml>
 
 <xhtmml>
 .html mv %%1.html %%1.tmp
-.html java -classpath  %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -s xhtmml.4xt -o %%1.html %%1.tmp
+.html java -classpath  /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -s xhtmml.4xt -o %%1.html %%1.tmp
 .xht mv %%1.xht %%1.tmp
-.xht java -classpath  %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -s xhtmml.4xt -o %%1.xht %%1.tmp
+.xht java -classpath  /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -s xhtmml.4xt -o %%1.xht %%1.tmp
 .xml mv %%1.xml %%1.tmp
-.xml java -classpath  %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -s xhtmml.4xt -o %%1.xml %%1.tmp
+.xml java -classpath  /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -s xhtmml.4xt -o %%1.xml %%1.tmp
 </xhtmml>
  
 <ooxtpipes>
 .4oo mv %%0.4oo %%0.tmp
-.4oo java -classpath %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -o %%0.4oo %%0.tmp
+.4oo java -classpath /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -o %%0.4oo %%0.tmp
 .4om mv %%1.4om %%1.tmp
-.4om java -classpath %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i %%~/texmf-dist/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -o %%1.4om %%1.tmp
+.4om java -classpath /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/bin/tex4ht.jar xtpipes -i /usr/share/texmf/tex4ht/xtpipes/ -o %%1.4om %%1.tmp
 </ooxtpipes>
 %
 <validatehtml>